CMR stress testing in a patient with morbid obesity (BMI 58 kg/m2) and suspected coronary artery disease
oleh: Lukas Stoiber, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Rolf Gebker, Hanane Hireche-Chikaoui, Burkert Pieske, Sebastian Kelle
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| Diterbitkan: | BMC 2018-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Abstract Background Severe obesity is asscociated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) but non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities have important technical limits. Case presentation We report a case of a 58-year old patient with suspected CAD and severely elevated BMI of 58 kg/m2. Conclusions Stress-CMR was able to non-invasively stratify risk with good imaging quality despite the body dimensions of the patient.